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Latest edition 25 Oct 2026

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Startups & growth· News

Hustro and Rôgga plan pre-pour inspection pilot on Brazilian building

Hustro and Rôgga plan a live-building test of drawing-based inspections before concrete pours; the accelerator's time-saving and rework figures are targets, not measured results.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

MineMind raises $1 million for AI tools used in mining workflows

MineMind's founder says its pre-seed round closed at an $11 million valuation. The company pairs mining consultancy with software subscriptions, but its reported revenue does not show how much customers currently spend on the software.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Paar Autonomy's reported ₹10 crore round targets drone camera production

The Economic Times reported that AdvantEdge Founders led a ₹10 crore round for Paar Autonomy. The Bengaluru startup intends to expand production of its drone camera systems and develop GPS-independent navigation. A separate funding table lists a different dollar amount; neither source establishes production volumes or customer deployments.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Slingshot Insurance announces $27 million seed round for checkout-policy infrastructure

Slingshot Insurance announced a $27 million seed round to develop software for small insurance policies offered alongside other purchases. An issuer filing reports $26,999,969 in equity securities sold; its first-sale date precedes the public announcement.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Tralo reports more than 1,200 ‘meaningfully active’ businesses in Ghana, without defining activity

Tralo says more than 1,200 businesses were “meaningfully active” by October, alongside more than 3,300 registrations. The Ghanaian business-software startup has not defined the activity measure or disclosed retention.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

BOB raises $5.5 million to expand small-business finance agent

BOB says its seed round will support product development, customer onboarding and hiring in Miami. Its finance software operates alongside bank-provided deposit services; an earlier founder-reported sign-up count does not establish paying customers.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

Chill Brothers adds Bowles Heating and Cooling in 10th acquisition

Forum-backed Chill Brothers announced the acquisition of Bowles Heating and Cooling on October 23, calling it the platform's tenth deal. The San Angelo business will retain its name and local management; financial terms were not disclosed.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

ShopOS launches Sloosh for self-serve image and video creation

ShopOS launched Sloosh on October 22, 2026, as a self-serve image and video studio. Its site labels Sloosh beta; paid adoption remains undisclosed.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Cygrid announces €2.66 million pre-seed for identity controls after login

Berlin cybersecurity startup Cygrid announced a €2.66 million pre-seed round led by Atlantic, with d11z participating. Its software is designed to control what employees, applications and AI agents can do after gaining access. The company reports early design relationships and production use, but published accounts give different design-partner counts.

25 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Cuttable raises A$20 million as ad platform adds recommendations from campaign results

Cuttable announced an A$20 million Series A led by Airtree Ventures and a relaunch that uses retailers' ad results and product data to recommend what to make next. Its customer and performance figures remain company-reported.

24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Business & growth· News

Gusto announces business formation and banking beta for owners before their first hire

Gusto's October 22 launch extends its small-business platform to formation and banking, but both launches remain in limited beta. Its banking instructions currently describe access for invited existing customers.

24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Coast raises $35 million to expand payments beyond fleet cards

Coast announced $35 million in growth equity led by Thomvest Ventures. It plans to develop expense automation, payables tools and integrations for businesses with fleets and field teams. Bill Pay was already available before the round.

24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

TA agrees to take majority stake in MedEnvision as existing investors stay

TA Associates announced an investment that would give it a majority stake in Belgian surgical-workflow company MedEnvision. The founders, management and Smile Invest are to remain invested. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to conditions.

24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Business automation· News

Finom opens business-account queries in Claude and ChatGPT, with no payments

Finom says its new connection lets business customers ask Claude or ChatGPT about account activity. The European rollout starts with read-only access; the assistants cannot move money or change accounts through it.

24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Business & growth· News

Figure Technology Solutions reports $135 million in Q3 small-business lending

Figure Technology Solutions says its partner-led channel funded $135 million in small-business loans in the third quarter of 2026, including more than $50 million in September. The loans draw on borrowers’ home equity; funded volume is not revenue or an SBA lender ranking.

24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

New Harbor-backed LGM Pharma acquires Sannova Analytical to add drug-testing capacity

LGM Pharma says its acquisition adds GLP bioanalysis and specialized impurity testing to its U.S. analytical services. Sannova is to keep its name and management; financial terms were not disclosed.

24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

JICN invests in Fairy Devices, backing remote support for field workers

Japan’s JICN says it executed an equity investment in Fairy Devices, which supplies wearable devices and remote guidance for field work. The investor links the tools to installation and maintenance of lower-emission equipment, but disclosed neither the deal terms nor measured emissions savings.

24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Funding & fundraising· News

Indurex raises €7 million to expand industrial security software

Indurex announced a €7 million round led by Contrarian Ventures, with Axeleo Capital and Curiosity participating. The company plans to develop its software and expand sales, initially in Europe and the Middle East.

24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Acquisitions & ownership· News

TFP Fertility Group buys Manchester Fertility Group, adding Cheadle clinic and five brands

Amulet-backed TFP announced its acquisition of Manchester Fertility Group on October 22, 2026. The deal adds a Cheadle clinic and five fertility-service brands. A Companies House entry reports TFP’s control of at least 75% of Manchester Fertility Services Limited effective October 16.

24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Startups & growth· News

Applied Intuition wins Navy production contract for AI system planned for five destroyers

Applied Intuition announced a Navy production contract for its Intelligent Perception System, with an initial deployment planned for five destroyers. Tectonic Defense reported a $25 million initial value, citing a company spokesperson. The award follows an earlier data-collection prototype; installations and operating results have not been disclosed.

24 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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